Bradford, VT

The affordability dashboard for Bradford, VT aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 2,744 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of B+ (77/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $105,250, median home value of $255,600, median rent of $1,167 per month, and 36.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,362 per month (studio $1,040, 1BR $1,167, 3BR $1,757, 4BR $1,878).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Strengths visible in the raw data for Bradford, VT include income, housing, rent. Unemployment currently reads 3.2% and poverty 4.8% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.